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Top 3 songs to evaluate a system

Hi everyone,

So here is the question: what are your Top 3 music pieces to evaluate a system?

The songs should be complementary to cover a wider range of features, but not necessary. If you only listen to one type of music, it would make sense to only evaluate with this type.

Bonus: identify one good part of the piece where you pay extra attention because this is where the difference between systems is more visible.

I'll start:

Holly Cole Trio - Girl Talk - My Baby Just Cares For Me
Highlight: The vibrating cord at 1:59

MaMuse - All The Way - Glorious
Highlight - The clean guitar and the high drum beat that rythm the whole piece

Metallica - ... And Justice for All (Remastered) - One
Highlight - The first drums at 0:53, but the whole guitar as well


Doing this myself, I realize it's very hard to only pick 3!!

papyneau

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alanhuth
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Here is a list from Head-Fi.org.  Not 3 songs, but what's somewhat unique about it is that it tells you what you are looking for e.g. male vocal tone, deep bass, etc.  

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/geshelli-labs-j2-dac.25177/reviews

 

 

Tingvall Trio “Beat” - piano tonality

 

Sinne Eeg “We’ve Just Begun” - multiple layer soundstage

 

Molly Johnson “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” - female vocal tone

 

Leslie Odom Jr. “Under Pressure” - male vocal tone

 

Eric Clapton “Change the World” - soundstage, layering and placement

 

Yo Yo Ma “Ecstasy of Gold” - acoustic instrument timbre

 

Adam Baldych “Spem in Alium” - acoustic instrument timbre

 

Pain of Salvation “Stress” - percussion balance

 

Michael Buble “When I Fall in Love” - orchestral dynamics

 

Patricia Barber “Code Cool” - sibilance check

 

Christian Scott “New New Orleans” - shouty upper mids

 

Tool “Chocolate Chip Trip” - imaging

 

Hans Zimmer “Why So Serious” - sub bass extension

 

Marcus Miller “No Limit” - bass control

 

Dave Holland Quartet “Conference Of The Birds”- bass check

 

Ilhan Eshkeri “47 Ronin”- orchestra and bass dynamics

 

Hans Zimmer :2049” - sub bass extension

 

Cher: Believe - sibilance

 

Stanley Clarke - Passenger 57 main title - percussion, bass, seperation and placement

 

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - The Pine of the Appian Way - soundstage, imaging and seperation

 

Houston Person - You are my Sunshine - tone and timbre


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